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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScientists are learning just how complicated it will be to reduce toxic blooms in Lake Erie
-Two decades of study reveals a complex combination of factors causing large cyanobacterial blooms and their toxicity. Government incentives to reduce nutrient pollution from farms have not been enough to solve the problem so far.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSurvival of wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall in northern Minnesota
-Wild rice is an aquatic grass that thrives in shallow waters, and serves as a sacred “mashkiki,” or medicine, to the Ojibwe.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchControl for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers
-New strategy for limiting the spread of exotic water plants in Michigan.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchBook Review: Scientist offers positive vision to avoid dystopian future in “The Three Ages of Water”
-In his new book, California’s Peter Gleick says we are at a choice point after centuries of degrading our water resources.
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: Rekindling Wilderness
-The idea that wilderness is untouched by man is written into law, but it’s not so accurate. Humans have used fire to shape many places we call “wilderness.”
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchHarmful algal blooms appearing on Lake Erie earlier than usual
-NOAA satellite images and a research vessel sampling Lake Erie water both found evidence of harmful algal blooms on July 5, a much earlier date than typical.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsRefreshResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie harmful algal bloom expected to be smaller than average
-Last year’s severity index was at 6.8. Rick Stumpf with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this year’s severity is expected to be around 3.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsIt isn’t arson: untangling climate misinformation around Canada’s raging wildfires
-Politicians — and people online — are peddling dangerous ideas about what’s causing Canada’s wildfires. Here’s what you need to know.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchPotential hydrogen source could power trucks while reducing greenhouse gases
-It’s better suited than batteries to power large vehicles that need to travel long distances like semi-trucks, because hydrogen refuels much faster than batteries recharge.
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CollaborationLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchNew NASA satellite helps scientists understand Great Lakes
-Mapping currents allows scientists to understand the path pollution takes and maximize the efficiency of boats and vessels.
